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USGS records magnitude 6.0 quake 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan

The U.S. Geological Survey listed a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 58 kilometers south-southeast of Shima, Japan, at 6:15 p.m. EDT Saturday, at about 352 kilometers depth.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 58 kilometers south-southeast of Shima, Japan, at 10:15 p.m. UTC Saturday (6:15 p.m. EDT)1.

The reviewed origin listed a depth of about 352 kilometers near 33.822 degrees north and 136.985 degrees east, with magnitude type mww1.

USGS set the tsunami flag at 0 and did not list felt-report totals or damage on the event summary1.

Sources

  1. U.S. Geological SurveyM 6.0 earthquake 58 km SSE of Shima, Japan

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